After Ben was finished in the shower he called me in and when I walked in I noticed that he was sitting in the chair; with nothing more on than his dark blue boxers. I had to push down the sudden wave of lust for him and as I walked up to him I picked my dark purple brush up and started to brush his hair.

It didn't take me very long to trim Ben's hair; so I then moved onto his beard. All the way through trimming his hair and beard Ben's eyes didn't leave me; and I couldn't help but smile at him when our eyes kept meeting. He was my world; and I couldn't wait to see where life was going to take us both next.

When I had finished I then showed Ben my handy work and he said proudly that I was now his hairdresser; I didn't mind this. I actually liked the fact that this was something that I would only do for him from now on. However before I could say or do anything further Ben then pulled me onto his lap and we enjoyed a lovely long cuddle; both of us obviously happy that we were able to have this time together and back in each other's company.

When me and Ben unwillingly untangled ourselves from each other he then helped me pack some things away. I was only packing things that I needed to use now; as Ben said he would get someone to get everything else later. I did have mixed feelings about leaving the cottage; as over the last few months I had made it my home. But I knew deep down that I had to leave; me and Ben had to start living our lives together - something I couldn't wait for.

When me and Ben walked hand in hand, with Ben carrying my backpack, we bumped into his parents and they noted Ben's appearance. They both said that I had done a good job; which I was over the moon about. When I teased Ben by saying he still looked very Beast like he purred at me as he looked down happily at me, which made his parents chuckle.

Me and Ben then left to go and get changed for our family meal as Evie, Doug, Jay, Lonnie, Carlos and Jane were all close to arriving. This is one thing that I had missed when I was away - family time. I couldn't wait for it; as over the last few months I had missed spending time with my loved ones.

"Now this is better-" Belle said after we were all now seated around one of the long tables in the living area of mine and Ben's living area in Auradon Castle.

"What?" I questioned in confusion.

"You are back where you belong" she replied with a warm smile. "Now things can return back to the way they were before all this sorry mess started" she added.

"Well apart from one thing-" Ben grinned.

"Which is?" Adam asked for everyone.

"Our little Prince" Ben replied happily.

"Yeah" everyone nodded at this.

"But by the looks of it he was always going to make an appearance" Evie teased.

"Yes" Ben chuckled. "But we would have found out together" he replied as he wrapped his right arm around my shoulders. "And we wouldn't have it any other way, we love him so much" he finished with a warm smile.

"Yes we do" I smiled back at him before I pressed a brief but loving kiss against his lips. When we pulled away and my eyes landed on our family; and when I saw the warm and loving looks in their faces I felt a sudden wave of emotion that started to overwhelm me. "We were still going to get married before he was born" I answered.

"I just hate the fact that we have had that much time apart" Ben interjected.

"Me too baby" I agreed as I cupped the left hand side of his face with his right hand.

"Have you thought on any names yet?" Evie asked and when I looked at her I noticed a very eager look in her eyes.

"No E" I replied. "We have been talking about other things" I advised. "But I am sure that will come up shortly" I smiled as I made the mental note that this conversation would probably come up very shortly with Ben. All the way through me being in hiding I wondered what me and Ben would call our little one; and I didn't know what we would eventually called them. Thankfully me and Ben now could make this decision together.

"Yeah" Ben agreed as he rested his head against mine and we cuddled together. I then let a smile spread across my face as I started to wonder what our son was going to be like. Playful and cheeky I knew for a fine fact; probably a joker - given that it is what me and Ben was like. What I couldn't wait to see if who they looked like; I kept picturing him looking like me with Ben's hair or looking like Ben with my bright purple hair.

"What's on your mind Mal?" I heard Adam say which pulled me out of my perfect daydream of cuddling my son.

"I'm just thinking about what our son is going to be like" I admitted as I looked over to Adam. "I love the fact that I get to put little Ben's into the world" I grinned.

"Yeah" Ben said and we both looked at each other.

"Lucifer help us!" I teased, causing everyone to chuckle at this.

"Hey!" Ben replied as he pretended to look hurt.

"What?" I questioned in mock innocence. "You are a hand full Ben" I stated. "Your son is exactly going to be the same" I winked at him.

"If not more Mal" he grinned.

"And what is that supposed to mean?" I sang.

"You are also a hand full" he winked at me.

"Fine" I winked back before me and Ben grinned at each other once more. When I looked around the room I couldn't help but note that I nearly didn't have this; I nearly gave it all up to protect our baby - and I would do it all again. Yes I would never say this out loud; but our baby was always going to mean a great deal to me and I was going to protect them at all costs.